Breathwork and Reiki in the Same Day: How It Works and Why Together
Anyone who has tried a breathwork session knows that afterwards the body is awake and open. Anyone who has received reiki knows that afterwards the body is quiet and gathered. Placed one after the other on the same day, the two states complete each other: the breath opens, reiki receives. It is the simple idea behind the day of breath and energy at Masseria Montanari, in Salento, with Davide and Valentina, the two facilitators the masseria works with.
Why the sequence works
Functional breathing, with the Oxygen Advantage method, is active work: you train nasal, slow, efficient breathing, with exercises that ask for attention and a little effort. You get up from the session more present, more inside the body. Reiki is the opposite: you receive, you do not do. Having it after the breath means arriving at the couch with a body that has already let its defences down, and the relaxation goes deeper. The final circle, seated in a ring in the vaulted hall, closes the loop with words: you say what you felt, you listen.
The programme for the day
| Time | What | |---|---| | 10:00 | Arrival, tea, introductions in a circle | | 10:30 | Functional breathing with Davide: short theory, guided exercises, measurements | | 12:30 | Long break in the garden and shared lunch | | 15:00 | Group reiki with Valentina: lying down, in silence, in turn | | 16:45 | Closing circle with a reading of the day's sky | | 18:00 | Farewells |
The group is 8-12 people: enough to feel the circle, few enough for everyone to receive their own turn of reiki.
Who it is for
For those curious about both practices who do not want to choose. For those who have already had a one-to-one session and want to try the group dimension. For groups of friends or colleagues looking for a day that is different from an outing. For those who organise retreats and want to see for themselves a module to include in their own programme. No experience is needed, and those with medical conditions fill in a short questionnaire beforehand: functional breathing is gentle and suitable for almost everyone, reiki has no contraindications, and in case of doubt your doctor is the point of reference.
What the two facilitators say
Davide, breath coach and facilitator we work with, puts it like this: the morning is not about "doing exercises", it is about discovering how you really breathe, by measuring it, and taking home two or three habits that stick. Valentina, fourth-level Reiki Master and astrology consultant we work with, adds that the afternoon's group reiki is different from the one-to-one session: you receive it in a room full of people breathing softly, and that shared silence is part of the work. The final circle, with a short reading of the day's sky, is not a horoscope: it is a way of giving everyone a word to take home and return to.
What to bring
Comfortable clothes, a light blanket for the reiki part, a bottle of water, something to share for lunch. Mats and cushions are provided. Your phone stays in your bag: it is the hardest rule and the most useful.
The place
The vaulted hall in Lecce stone, 55 m² and air-conditioned, holds both the active part of the morning and the silence of the afternoon well. The garden with its olive trees is the long break. And for those coming from far away there is the option of staying the night: the day can become a weekend, or a first taste of the two-night energy weekend.
How much it costs and how to take part
Prices will be announced with the first dates; on the Italian market a day like this costs between 90 and 120 euros per person, and we will stay there. Dates open in the coming months: on the Circles page there is the form to join the list, with 48 hours' priority on places. Those who want to get to know the two practices separately first will find everything on the Breath and Energy pages.